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ENRG 386: The Economics of Electricity Markets

Energy · 4 credits

This course focuses on markets for electricity and the role of public policy in shaping outcomes. Some topics may include competition policy and business strategies in wholesale markets, tradeoffs in regulation of retail price such as impacts on clean energy incentives and equity concerns, effective purchasing of clean electricity by firms and individuals, the impact of market structures on incentives for reliability and additional generation capacity, and potential market implications of a future grid predominantly powered with zero marginal cost clean electricity. Also offered as ECON 386.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

ECON 206 or HNRS 209

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (5)

ECON 484, ENRG 417, ENRG 484, ENRG 486, ENRG 488

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid8Spring 2021 to Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (8 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 2027012881LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 018Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid0/17Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026013723LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 205Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid17/17Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025023469LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 405Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid8/17Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20230121469LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 418Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid7/17Face to Face Instruction
Spring 202291N23174LectureTR 10:00am-11:50amDorsey-Palmateer, Reid1/5Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 20220121597LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · CF 316Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid9/17Face to Face Instruction
Spring 202191N23753LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNCDorsey-Palmateer, Reid1/5Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 20210121730LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNCDorsey-Palmateer, Reid16/17Face to Face Instruction